I think that KDE is a fine environment, but, I have an older Intel dual core unit with 2 GB RAM and XFce4 meets my needs on Slackware 13.37. If and when I get a new box I will perhaps give the latest incarnation of KDE a try.

I've been Slacking since version 10.0, it is my distro of choice. The only other distro I like is FreeBSD, but, I'm exclusively running Slackware now. I downloaded Slackware 13.0 last night and will install today. I'll be heading to the Slackware store later today to buy a DVD. Congratulations to Pat, Robby, Eric, and the entire Slackware team! hitest

I started with Linux in 2002, my first distro was Caldera Openlinux 2.3, the company that later morphed into SCO:) I then moved to a variety of distros: RH 9--->Debian--->Slackware/FreeBSD. I'm very happy with Slackware; it meets my needs.

I am an elementary school teacher, I teach a grade 4/5 classroom. I have a small computer lab (20 computers) in my classroom consisting of a mix of Windows, OS X, and Linux. I've built up the lab over the years on spare, throw away computers. At home I run Slackware and FreeBSD. My students are not intimidated by technology and adapt easily to a variety of desktops, OSs. I've run Linux/Unix for 6-7 years; I'm self taught with no formal IT background. Sadly, many of my colleagues do not understand the concept of open source software. This does not, however, make them poor educators. Universities do little to prepare us for implementing technology in the classroom.The adoption of FOSS is an evolutionary process and it will take time. I'm doing my part to spread the word about alternate ways of computing. We need to be patient.